Political Communication at American University

If you are interested in studying political communication, you may want to check out the program at American University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

The American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 14,001.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Political Communication section at the bottom of this page.

The American University Political Communication Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Political Communication

The American University Political Communication Rankings

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Political Communication Student Demographics at The American University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the political communication majors at American University.

The American University Political Communication Master’s Program

Of the 20 students who graduated with a master’s in political communication from The American University in 2021, 25% were men and 75% were women.

In the political communication master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American University with a master's in political communication.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Related Majors

• International & Intercultural Communication
• Public Relations

Careers That Political Communication Grads May Go Into

A degree in political communication can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for DC, the home state for American University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Public Relations Specialists	17,310	$107,490
Reporters and Correspondents	1,610	$100,550
Communications Professors	290	$92,970

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Samschoe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.